Amid a 24-hour news cycle and personalized algorithms, a wave of young artists are reviving bold, plainspoken protest music ...

The '70s legend once used a chainsaw, hammer, and axe to open one of his most experimental songs — and it’s surprisingly beautiful.

These three female folk artists changed the genre in very important ways, and their stories couldn't be more different than one another.

Folk originates from the German word "volk," which means "the people." And that's what folk is at its core: from the people, documented and shared with individual experience in mind. The late 19th ...

Compilations like this one often include the likes of Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, among others. That’s perfectly fair, considering how much work those big names released in the folk music’s heyday and ...

Don’t be misled by the generic-sounding album title, Hill Country Folk Music. Singer-songwriter Terry Klein’s eleven songs ...

The 82nd National Folk Festival took over Downtown Jackson, bringing crowds and live music from Nov. 7 to Nov. 9.

CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte Folk Society hosted its second annual Folk Music Festival on Saturday afternoon. Saint Martin’s Episcopal Church and its surrounding streets were filled with the sounds of ...

The Spokane Folklore Society's Fall Folk Fest is taking place this weekend, offering a vibrant celebration of traditional and ethnic dance, music, workshops and jam sessions. The ...

Folk musician and former BBC Scotland presenter Archie Fisher has died at the age of 86. The singer, songwriter and guitarist ...

The National Folk Festival, the first in a three-year Jackson residency, will take over downtown from Nov. 7 to Nov. 9.